On Thu, 24 Oct 2019 at 03:53, Ken Moffat <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 08:46:06PM -0500, Trent wrote: > > Is there any reason LFS does not include WGET? > > > > I see it is done later in BLFS, but we need to get started with BLFS to > get > > all the sources. > > > > Trent > > > > There are many packages which various people require to get a usable > system. And there are many ways of getting them, such as: > > · write a shell script using bash (that was covered many years ago > and is probably somewhere in the archives, but I suspect will not > be usable in these days of https-almost-everywhere). > > · build in chroot, using the host system to download and to read the > instructions > > · read enough of BLFS to note what you need, including their > dependencies (and don't forget links or lynx if you need to read > the book) then download them, make notes on how to build, and > build them after booting. > > In general, for a first time build (and despite your reports of > rebuilding several times, you are still on a first time build) I > suggest that you get LFS to boot, check that it works correctly, > then work out what you need. From that work out the dependencies, > and then build all things you regard as essentials for the minimal > system from chroot. > > That should give you enough to then be able to boot the system and > use a tty to build and another tty in which you can read the book > and download other packages, with perhaps other ttys to monitor 'top' > and to write your notes. > > And if you plan to build a desktop system running Xorg, you should > NOT regard Xorg as something which needs to be built before you boot > the system for a second time. Reading a text browser is the way to > go. > Although, to be accurate, if Links has been installed then running linksg provides a graphical browser without requiring Xorg. Of course, a few more packages are also required as described on the BLFS Links page, but there is not the overhead of Xorg. Richard
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